Private Project

Vital Sign

How do you cope with the fate? For Ida, a young woman, this question plays a huge role in her daily life. One day, she is approached by a graduate student, Soma, to help her process her past trauma. His aim is to get to know Ida as a person and her life with her lover, Otto. However, some secrets come to light that even Soma is not really prepared for.

  • Csaba Székely
    Director
  • Csaba Székely
    Writer
  • Orsolya Tamás
    Writer
  • Janka Vendéghegyi
    Key Cast
    "Ida"
  • Dániel Ráhm
    Key Cast
    "Soma"
  • Kornél Simon
    Cameraman
  • Csaba Székely
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Jelzés
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Web / New Media, Other
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    30 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 19, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Hungary
  • Country of Filming:
    Hungary
  • Language:
    Hungarian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Paradise Film Festival
    Budapest
    Hungary
    May 3, 2024
    Best Director
  • Stockholm City Film Festival
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    May 19, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Absurd Film Festival
    Milan
    Italy
    June 1, 2024
    Best Christopher Nolan - Film Style Awards
  • Metropolis Film Festival
    Milan
    Italy
    June 3, 2024
    Official Selection
  • BARCELONA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    Barcelona
    Spain
    June 2, 2024
    Best First-Time Filmmaker
  • ANATOLIAN FILM AWARDS

    Turkey
    June 11, 2024
    Best Drama - Short Film
  • ANATOLIAN FILM AWARDS

    Turkey
    June 11, 2024
    Best First Time Director - Short Film
  • Bratislava International Film Festival
    Bratislava
    Slovakia
    June 26, 2024
    Honorable Mention
  • Night of Drama Shorts
    Milano
    Italy
    June 30, 2024
    BEST EXPERIMENTAL
  • Nawada International Film Festival 5th Season
    Nawada
    India
    October 27, 2024
    Best Experimental Short
  • Nawada International Film Festival 5th Season
    Nawada
    India
    October 27, 2024
    Best First Time Filmmaker
  • Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    October 27, 2024
    Best Short Film
  • Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    October 27, 2024
    Best First Time Filmmaker's Film
  • New Jersey Film Awards
    New Jersey
    United States
    February 1, 2025
    Best International Short Film
Director Biography - Csaba Székely

Csaba Székely is an amateur, independent film director and editor, born on April 5, 2002 in Budapest. He won national first place at the National Talent Scout Student Media Competition in 2017 with his short film „Signal”. After that he became a member of the DUE Media Network.
In 2020, his 3-minute short film „Day 42” was selected as one of the 10 best films at the MagentaFilm Hungarian Mobile Video Festival. As a result, it got an official selection at the Humanitarian Cellphone Cinema Awards Virtual Marché du Film, in Cannes, named after Professor Karl Bardosh, organised by the World Peace and Tolerance Institute - AFI World Peace.
In 2023, it was awarded a honorable mention at the 5th A Mi Kultúránk Short Film Festival.
His latest film, „Vital Sign”, was released in 2024.

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Director Statement

My number one goal in making this film was to bring the style of the golden age of old cinema back to life again. I have always been a fan of the black and white, noir thriller films that defined filmmaking from the 1930s right up to the 1960s.
Secondly, I wanted to make a film that many people could identify with. After all, we have all experienced fate, break-ups and even the death of a loved one at least once in our lives. Each person copes with these events in a different way, it is easier for some and harder for others. In this film, the viewer witnesses something from the other extreme.